Kristina Mastroianni - NIRAS
Kristina Mastroianni is an agronomist and has worked with project management of large agriculture value chain development projects in NIRAS since 2004, working with donors such as EU, Sida, DFID UK, NZAID, WB and ADB. As Technical Director for Agriculture within NIRAS she is responsible for stakeholder management and coordination of knowledge management and learning from across NIRAS’ agriculture programmes, with over 45 projects ongoing, representing a Technical Assistance value of €75M. Kristina is experienced in reviewing strategies for development cooperation and has extensive knowledge of Market Systems Development (MSD) within sustainable production in a development context. She is the Programme Director for the UK-funded Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA) programme, aiming at providing evidence for increased investment to smallholder agriculture globally.
Linus Linse - Agroforestry Sweden
Linus Linse is a Swedish agronomist specializing in rural development. He is currently working as a project coordinator in the Division of Rural Development at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, where he is involved in a variety of initiatives, including projects focusing on agroforestry and agroecology. Linus first encountered agroforestry during his travels before starting his studies, which inspired him to delve deeper into the subject. His studies and interest in sustainable development of socio-ecological systems ultimately led him to engage in the board of CSO Agroforestry Sweden.
Agroforestry Sweden is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and advancing agroforestry in Sweden. Our areas of focus range from small-scale forest gardens to agroforestry practices on arable land, pastures, and in forests. To drive change, the association participates in Swedish policy development as a referral body to the Swedish Board of Agriculture and serves as a platform for networking at local and national levels. At the European level, Agroforestry Sweden represents Swedish agroforestry farmers’ interests within the European Agroforestry Federation. Through the Agroforestry Network, the organization aims to connect the work carried out in Sweden with that of its network partners’ in the Global South, further raising awareness of agroforestry’s numerous benefits worldwide while also learning from decades of experience in tropical agroforestry practices.
Malin Lundberg Ingemarsson - SIWI
Malin Lundberg Ingemarsson (PhD) is Research Advisor at Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). She joined SIWI in 2019, where she has been leading the work linking water, landscapes, biodiversity and climate change, often concerning restoration of degraded lands, including agroforestry. Prior to joining SIWI, Malin was Technical Expert at Vi Agroforestry and the coordinator of the Agroforestry Network. Since then, she has been able to continue engaging in the network, representing SIWI. Malin explains: “It is a passion of mine to work with integrated approaches and encourage collaboration between different disciplines, sectors, actors and levels of society. One great example is Agroforestry Network that brings together knowledge and expertise from many different perspectives, and I find it highly important and rewarding to bring water into that space.”
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is an independent water institute with the vision of a Water Wise World – a world that recognises the value of water and ensures that it is inclusively shared and used sustainably, equitably and efficiently for all. SIWI is dedicated to tackle the global water crises and help bring about lasting change by strengthening water governance among public and private actors globally, regionally, nationally, and locally. SIWI hosts a number of projects focused on water for resilient landscapes, securing water resources and hydrological flows in integrated landscape management approaches such as agroforestry, forest and landscape restoration and the forest-water nexus, as well as in related issues concerning climate change and biodiversity loss.
Bo Lager - Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
Bo Lager is a Senior Policy Advisor for agricultural at the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. With a bachelor’s in forestry and a master’s in agroforestry, Bo has worked extensively in Africa and Asia, focusing on sustainable natural resource management, agroforestry, food security, and rural development. Bo has led projects promoting forest and landscape restoration, including the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project, Africa’s first soil and agriculture carbon initiative linking 50,000 farmers to the global carbon market. He directed Vi Agroforestry’s training program, benefiting 200,000 farmers in East Africa, and advised on food security in North Korea. Bo has also supported community-based forest management and value chain development across multiple countries, including Myanmar, Mongolia, Vietnam, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania.
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, established 1909, is the largest environmental organisation in Sweden with more than 200,000 members. SSNC conducts the international work together with its partner organisations in Asia, Africa and Latin America, with financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Primarily, SSNC aim to strengthen the ability of local communities, environmental movements, small-scale farmers, and fishermen and their associations so that they can better organise themselves and stand up for their rights and increase their influence over a fair, sustainable, inclusive and gender equal society. SSNC support the implementation of agroforestry practices through our partners implementing projects.
